The Palo Alto Art Center Presents: Summer 2008 Exhibitions, June 22 - September 7, 2008
"Nathan Oliveira: The Painter's Bronzes" A retrospective of the painter's achievements in sculpture
"Nathan Oliveira: The Painter's Bronzes" presents the artist's bronze sculptures, 1960- 2008. As acclaimed art historian Peter Selz observed in his monograph on the artist, Oliveira "used his painter's brush on the surface of the bronze," while creating his rich variations of patinas. Their distinctive character comes from the fact that they are, as the artist contends, "sculptures made by a painter."
"Timothy Berry: More Missing Magic" Bay Area debut of mask drawings and paintings
The haunting oil, encaustic, and gold leaf paintings in the exhibition "Timothy Berry: More Missing Magic," address how we are taught to mediate fear and learn deception by trying on other identities as children during All Saints' Eve (Halloween).
Upcoming Exhibitions The Palo Alto Art Center Presents: Fall 2008 Exhibitions / September 28 - December 21, 2008
"The Miniature Worlds of Bruce Metcalf"
Bruce Metcalf has long been revered as a leading art jeweler, curator and critic of contemporary craft, and essayist. This is the first major exhibition and catalogue on his truly engaging and spirited work. The exhibition features seventy pieces dating from the 1970s to the present, on loan from the collections of the artist, museums, and private lenders across the country.
"In the Bigger Picture: Richard Misrach" Landscapes by the internationally-acclaimed photographer
Majestic interpretations of landscape are presented in an exhibition of photographs by the internationally-acclaimed, San Francisco Bay Area-based photographer, Richard Misrach. "In the Bigger Picture: Richard Misrach," provides an overview of Misrach's almost 30-year career as a master of large format photography.
